Alliant

Based in San Diego, California, the executive will focus on clients across the West Coast.

Based in Richmond, Virginia, the executive will oversee clients throughout the Metro DC/Chesapeake region.

The executive will focus on designing and delivering insurance solutions that address existing and emerging industry risks and exposures.

The firm has also hired William Lemos and Mike Griggs from USI, appointing them as SVP of Alliant Americas, based in Boston and Nashville, respectively.

Based in Boston, the executive will focus on designing and delivering insurance solutions for an expanding range of clients across the Northeast.

Scott Canales, Richard Roderick, and Greg Barnes will join as executive vice presidents, and Mark Racunas as senior vice president, of Alliant Specialty.

California-based retailer Alliant Insurance has recruited Kurt King as SVP, to be based in Rhode Island, overseeing mid-market industrial commercial accounts in the New England region.

The executive has prior experience at USI, WTW and Aon, where he worked for almost 12 years.

Prior to his stint at WTW, the executive worked for three years at Aon after a seven-year spell at Marsh.

Some carriers have already hit GWP targets for this year and are refraining from writing any new cat risks unless it fits a very favorable profile, the firm said.

The executive joins Alliant from rival Californian broker Woodruff Sawyer, where he worked for almost 16 years and until recently served as SVP and partner.

Marsh joins Alliant after over 16 years at Business Insurance Services, where he was an independent agent based in Hilo.